The Texas Rangers intended to challenge for the World Series, hoping to become the first team to do so since the New York Yankees in 2000.
The Rangers’ season could go either way as they approach the last week before the All-Star Break. And according to The Athletic, a sale at the trade deadline may be noteworthy if things don’t work out.
According to the website, the Rangers might not restrict their conversations to players who are on contract expirations. Players with years remaining on their current deal or those who still have years of team control may also be discussed.
Why go that route? The idea, per the reporting, would be to surround what the team considers its core with more young, controllable talent. The story listed that core as Josh Jung, Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Jonah Heim.
That would put more players on the market than one might have expected at the start of the season.
Many of the players on expiring deals could be attractive to other teams, including pitchers Michael Lorenzen, Andrew Heaney, José Ureña, David Robertson and Kirby Yates. Max Scherzer’s deal is set to expire but unlike the other pitchers he has a no-trade clause he must waive.
It feels like a fire sale, perhaps a step back before taking a step forward. The Rangers can change all of that if they can turn it around in the next few weeks.
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